diff --git a/api/system-current.txt b/api/system-current.txt
index 7ef4db8d894b9..baff4129714ea 100644
--- a/api/system-current.txt
+++ b/api/system-current.txt
@@ -159,6 +159,7 @@ package android {
     field public static final java.lang.String MOUNT_UNMOUNT_FILESYSTEMS = "android.permission.MOUNT_UNMOUNT_FILESYSTEMS";
     field public static final java.lang.String MOVE_PACKAGE = "android.permission.MOVE_PACKAGE";
     field public static final java.lang.String NFC = "android.permission.NFC";
+    field public static final java.lang.String NOTIFICATION_DURING_SETUP = "android.permission.NOTIFICATION_DURING_SETUP";
     field public static final java.lang.String OVERRIDE_WIFI_CONFIG = "android.permission.OVERRIDE_WIFI_CONFIG";
     field public static final java.lang.String PACKAGE_USAGE_STATS = "android.permission.PACKAGE_USAGE_STATS";
     field public static final java.lang.String PACKAGE_VERIFICATION_AGENT = "android.permission.PACKAGE_VERIFICATION_AGENT";
diff --git a/core/res/AndroidManifest.xml b/core/res/AndroidManifest.xml
index 5bfcda37294d7..6b35f53c185c7 100644
--- a/core/res/AndroidManifest.xml
+++ b/core/res/AndroidManifest.xml
@@ -3285,6 +3285,11 @@
     <permission android:name="android.permission.SUBSTITUTE_NOTIFICATION_APP_NAME"
                 android:protectionLevel="signature|privileged" />
 
+    <!-- @SystemApi Allows an application to show notifications before the device is provisioned.
+         @hide  <p>Not for use by third-party applications.</p> -->
+    <permission android:name="android.permission.NOTIFICATION_DURING_SETUP"
+                android:protectionLevel="signature|privileged" />
+
     <!-- @SystemApi Allows an application to manage auto-fill sessions.
          @hide  <p>Not for use by third-party applications.</p> -->
     <permission android:name="android.permission.MANAGE_AUTO_FILL"
diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/NotificationData.java b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/NotificationData.java
index 8f8d966ffff57..90e908b0a4689 100644
--- a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/NotificationData.java
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/NotificationData.java
@@ -16,11 +16,15 @@
 
 package com.android.systemui.statusbar;
 
+import android.app.AppGlobals;
 import android.app.Notification;
 import android.app.NotificationChannel;
 import android.app.NotificationManager;
+import android.content.pm.IPackageManager;
+import android.content.pm.PackageManager;
 import android.content.Context;
 import android.graphics.drawable.Icon;
+import android.os.RemoteException;
 import android.os.SystemClock;
 import android.service.notification.NotificationListenerService;
 import android.service.notification.NotificationListenerService.Ranking;
@@ -31,7 +35,9 @@ import android.util.ArrayMap;
 import android.view.View;
 import android.widget.ImageView;
 import android.widget.RemoteViews;
+import android.Manifest;
 
+import com.android.internal.annotations.VisibleForTesting;
 import com.android.internal.statusbar.StatusBarIcon;
 import com.android.internal.util.NotificationColorUtil;
 import com.android.systemui.statusbar.notification.InflationException;
@@ -453,13 +459,30 @@ public class NotificationData {
     }
 
     // Q: What kinds of notifications should show during setup?
-    // A: Almost none! Only things coming from the system (package is "android") that also
-    // have special "kind" tags marking them as relevant for setup (see below).
+    // A: Almost none! Only things coming from packages with permission
+    // android.permission.NOTIFICATION_DURING_SETUP that also have special "kind" tags marking them
+    // as relevant for setup (see below).
     public static boolean showNotificationEvenIfUnprovisioned(StatusBarNotification sbn) {
-        return "android".equals(sbn.getPackageName())
+        return showNotificationEvenIfUnprovisioned(AppGlobals.getPackageManager(), sbn);
+    }
+
+    @VisibleForTesting
+    static boolean showNotificationEvenIfUnprovisioned(IPackageManager packageManager,
+            StatusBarNotification sbn) {
+        return checkUidPermission(packageManager, Manifest.permission.NOTIFICATION_DURING_SETUP,
+                sbn.getUid()) == PackageManager.PERMISSION_GRANTED
                 && sbn.getNotification().extras.getBoolean(Notification.EXTRA_ALLOW_DURING_SETUP);
     }
 
+    private static int checkUidPermission(IPackageManager packageManager, String permission,
+            int uid) {
+        try {
+            return packageManager.checkUidPermission(permission, uid);
+        } catch (RemoteException e) {
+            throw e.rethrowFromSystemServer();
+        }
+    }
+
     public void dump(PrintWriter pw, String indent) {
         int N = mSortedAndFiltered.size();
         pw.print(indent);
diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/tests/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/NotificationDataTest.java b/packages/SystemUI/tests/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/NotificationDataTest.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..08ac9a9de864f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/tests/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/NotificationDataTest.java
@@ -0,0 +1,110 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2017 The Android Open Source Project
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+package com.android.systemui.statusbar;
+
+import static org.junit.Assert.assertFalse;
+import static org.junit.Assert.assertTrue;
+import static org.mockito.Matchers.eq;
+import static org.mockito.Mockito.mock;
+import static org.mockito.Mockito.when;
+
+import android.Manifest;
+import android.app.Notification;
+import android.content.pm.IPackageManager;
+import android.content.pm.PackageManager;
+import android.os.Bundle;
+import android.service.notification.StatusBarNotification;
+import android.support.test.annotation.UiThreadTest;
+import android.support.test.filters.SmallTest;
+import android.support.test.runner.AndroidJUnit4;
+
+import com.android.systemui.SysuiTestCase;
+
+import org.junit.Before;
+import org.junit.Test;
+import org.junit.runner.RunWith;
+
+@SmallTest
+@RunWith(AndroidJUnit4.class)
+public class NotificationDataTest extends SysuiTestCase {
+
+    private static final int UID_NORMAL = 123;
+    private static final int UID_ALLOW_DURING_SETUP = 456;
+
+    private final StatusBarNotification mMockStatusBarNotification =
+            mock(StatusBarNotification.class);
+
+    private final IPackageManager mMockPackageManager = mock(IPackageManager.class);
+
+    @Before
+    public void setUp() throws Exception {
+        when(mMockStatusBarNotification.getUid()).thenReturn(UID_NORMAL);
+
+        when(mMockPackageManager.checkUidPermission(
+                eq(Manifest.permission.NOTIFICATION_DURING_SETUP),
+                eq(UID_NORMAL)))
+                .thenReturn(PackageManager.PERMISSION_DENIED);
+        when(mMockPackageManager.checkUidPermission(
+                eq(Manifest.permission.NOTIFICATION_DURING_SETUP),
+                eq(UID_ALLOW_DURING_SETUP)))
+                .thenReturn(PackageManager.PERMISSION_GRANTED);
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    @UiThreadTest
+    public void testShowNotificationEvenIfUnprovisioned_FalseIfNoExtra() {
+        initStatusBarNotification(false);
+        when(mMockStatusBarNotification.getUid()).thenReturn(UID_ALLOW_DURING_SETUP);
+
+        assertFalse(
+                NotificationData.showNotificationEvenIfUnprovisioned(
+                        mMockPackageManager,
+                        mMockStatusBarNotification));
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    @UiThreadTest
+    public void testShowNotificationEvenIfUnprovisioned_FalseIfNoPermission() {
+        initStatusBarNotification(true);
+
+        assertFalse(
+                NotificationData.showNotificationEvenIfUnprovisioned(
+                        mMockPackageManager,
+                        mMockStatusBarNotification));
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    @UiThreadTest
+    public void testShowNotificationEvenIfUnprovisioned_TrueIfHasPermissionAndExtra() {
+        initStatusBarNotification(true);
+        when(mMockStatusBarNotification.getUid()).thenReturn(UID_ALLOW_DURING_SETUP);
+
+        assertTrue(
+                NotificationData.showNotificationEvenIfUnprovisioned(
+                        mMockPackageManager,
+                        mMockStatusBarNotification));
+    }
+
+    private void initStatusBarNotification(boolean allowDuringSetup) {
+        Bundle bundle = new Bundle();
+        bundle.putBoolean(Notification.EXTRA_ALLOW_DURING_SETUP, allowDuringSetup);
+        Notification notification = new Notification.Builder(mContext, "test")
+                .addExtras(bundle)
+                .build();
+        when(mMockStatusBarNotification.getNotification()).thenReturn(notification);
+    }
+}